chocolate turtles

7 Days of Christmas Cookies – Cookie #2

Turtle Cookies are soft and don’t get all sticky up underneath your teeth.

Turtle Cookies have a complex cocoa flavor instead of being cloyingly sweet.

They are made with less expensive ingredients and are pretty easy to make.

And they are perfect for dunking in a glass of milk.

Also, look at these pictures.

Uhhh…. YUM!

I spent Saturday baking the beginnings of everything, but Sunday was for drizzling and decorating and garnishing. Therefore, NO ONE was going to touch or taste ANYTHING on Saturday. I’m very particular in the kitchen. It’s amazing my family keeps me around.

When I finally let Dad have a cookie around 3 pm on Sunday, he went for these and this is what he had to say: I picked this cookie for the caramel, but I went back for another because of the chocolate part.

Lesson learned? Doesn’t matter if you’re a caramel or chocolate or nut person — you’re gonna like these. Now off to the kitchen!

Instructions

Combine flour, cocoa, and salt in bowl. Set aside.

With electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, milk, and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture until just combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

Whisk two egg whites in bowl until frothy. Place pecans in another bowl. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, dip in egg whites, then roll in pecans. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Using 1/2-teaspoon measure, make indentation in center of each ball. Bake until set, about 10-12 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking. When cookies are still warm, you may want to re-press the indentations. (The cookies will rise slightly while in the oven.)

Microwave caramels and cream in bowl, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Fill each with 1/2 teaspoon caramel mixture. Allow cookies to cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

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Danielle is a registered dietitian and the story teller behind The Every Kitchen. Three things that inspire her: Her parent's kitchen table, the way food nurtures relationships and nourishes souls, damn good chocolate chip cookies. EVERY KITCHEN has a story and Danielle shares them, one kitchen at a time. Read More…

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About Danielle

Danielle is a registered dietitian and the story teller behind The Every Kitchen. Three things that inspire her: Her parent's kitchen table, the way food nurtures relationships and nourishes souls, damn good chocolate chip cookies. EVERY KITCHEN has a story and Danielle shares them, one kitchen at a time. Read More…